Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-10
SOME ANCIENT JOKES
CRACKED By THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
COMMITTEE
In It's Call for the Convention st OhicasO-hrrai
Halstsad's Little Battle Cry Shouted Very
LOudly-Ths Method Of Selecting Dele
gatss-COnnittses Appointed.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December O.
The following call for the next National
Republican Convention has been issued by
the National Republican Committee:
To the Republican Electors Of the United
States.
In accordance with the usage and OBJ
edient to the instructions of the Republi-
can National Convention Of 1884, Ma
tional Convention of delegated represent
atives OF the Republican party will be held
at the city of Chicago, Illinois, ON Tues
day, the 10th of June, 1883, at II o'clock
noon, for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for Pr sident and Vice-President, to
be supported at the next National Election,
and for the trl nsaction of such other bus
iness as may be there presented.
Republican electors in the several
States, and voters without regard
to past political affiliation difference or
act, who believe in the American prin-
ciple OF protective tariff, for the defense
and dey elopment of home industries and
the elevation of home labor, who would
reduce the national taxes and prevent the
accumulation in the Treasury in harmony
with this principle; who are opposed to the
attempt now more openly avOwed than
ever before to establish policy which
would strike down American labor to the
level of the under paid and oppressed
workers of foreign lands, who favor a
system of naval and coast defenses, which
will enable the United States to conduct
it international negotiations with selt-re-
spect; who gratefully cherish the defenders
of the country; who condemn and resent
the continued and unjust exclusion of rap
idly growing territories, which have an un-
disputablc title 10 admission into the
sisterhOod OF States; who are in favor Of
free schools and popular education; a free
and honest ballot, and fair count; the
protection Of every citizen ot the United
States in his legal rights at home and
abroad; foreign policy that shall extend
our trade and commerce to every land and
cline, and shall properly support the dig
nifty of the nation; and the promotion of
friendly and harmonious relations aud in
tercOuIse between all the States, are cor
daily invited to unite under this call in
the formation of national ticket.
Each State will be entitled 20 four dele
gates at large, and for each representative
at large, twO delegates and each congress
si1nal district, eaCh Territory aud the
District of Columbia to Two delegate.
The delegates at large shall be chosen by
popular State conventions, called on not
less than twenty days published notice
and not less than thirty days before the
meeting of the National Convention. The
congressional districts delegates shall be
chosen in the same manner as the nOmina-
ton Of a member of Congress is made in
said districts
The Territories delegates shall he chosen
in the same manner ~ the nomination Of
delegates in Congress. The delegates
from District of Columbia shall he chosen
at II convention, constituted oi members
elected in primary district assemblies, held
under the call aud direction oi the Repub
lican Central Committee OF said district.
An alternate delegate for each delegate
to the National Convention, To act III case
of the absence of the delegate, shall be
elected in the same manner and at the
same tine as the delegate is elected
All notices Of contests must bo filed
with the National Committee in writing,
accompanied by printed statements Of the
grounds of contests, which shall he made
public. Preference in the order Of hear
ing and determining contests, will he given
hy the convention, in accordance with the
dates Of filing of such notices and state
men,s with the National Committee.
Signed |, b. +. JONFs,
Chairman
SAMUEL FEssENDEE, Sec'y.
Washington, Dec. 8, 1887.
Hon. b. +. Jones, Chairman Of the Re
publican National Committee, has appoint.
ed the following committee, to whom il
entrusted the duty Of visiting Chicago, ap'
pointing "a local Committee of Arrange
ments and taking in charge the prepare,
ton5 for the convention:
J. s Ciarkson, Iowa; A. L. Conger,
Ohio; &. A. Hobert, New Jersey; Powell
Clayton, Arkansas; Cyrus Leland. Jr,
Kansas; Church Howe, Nebraska n. W.
Quincy, Texas.
Chairman Jones and Secretary Fessen-
den we're made members Of the committee
cx olficio, By vote OF the full committee.
The committee met and organized this
afternoon by electing J. S Clarkson chair
man. A subcommittee, with full power
TO act when the committee is not in Sea-
sion, was appointed, and consists OF
Messrs. Clsrkson, COnger, Clayton, Jones
and FessendeD.
A conference WAS held between the
committee and Mayor Roche, Col. Davis,
Mr. Swift and Mr.. Jones, OF Chicago, with
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